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Private industry employers reported 68,600 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in North Carolina in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that this resulted in a total recordable cases (TRC) incidence rate of 2.0 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers; the national rate was 2.4. The estimates in this release are from the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII).
North Carolina’s findings from the 2023 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses for private industry include:
TRC incidence rates ranged from 0.4 in financial activities to 3.3 in natural resources and mining. (See table 1.)
Two supersectors, with 38 percent of employment, accounted for 53 percent of the occupational injuries and illnesses: trade, transportation, and utilities and education and health services. (See table 2.)
The manufacturing industry TRC rate was 2.4 in 2023 and 2.6 in 2022. (See table 3.)
The TRC injury and illness incidence rate ranged from 0.7 for establishments employing fewer than 11 workers to 2.5 for establishments employing 50 to 249 workers as well as those employing 1,000 or more workers. (See table 4.)
Injuries accounted for 63,700 (92.9 percent) of total recordable cases; illnesses were an additional 4,900 cases.
Characteristic | United States | North Carolina | ||
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Number (in thousands) |
Rate (1) | Number (in thousands) |
Rate (1) | |
Total cases (2) |
2,569.0 | 2.4 | 68.6 | 2.0 |
Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction |
1,527.5 | 1.5 | 40.9 | 1.2 |
Cases with days away from work |
946.5 | 0.9 | 24.1 | 0.7 |
Cases with job transfer or restriction |
581.0 | 0.6 | 16.8 | 0.5 |
Other recordable cases |
1,041.5 | 1.0 | 27.7 | 0.8 |
Footnotes: |
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Note: Due to rounding, components may not add to totals. |
Of the 68,600 private industry injury and illness cases reported in North Carolina, 40,900 were of a more severe nature, involving days away from work, job transfer, or restriction while recuperating—commonly referred to as DART cases. These cases occurred at a rate of 1.2 cases per 100 full-time workers; nationally the rate was 1.5.
Other recordable cases (those not involving days away from work, job transfer, or restriction) accounted for the remaining 27,700 cases in North Carolina, at a rate of 0.8. The national rate for other recordable cases was 1.0.
State and local government injury and illness casesIn the state and local government sector in North Carolina, 17,100 injury and illness cases were reported in 2023, resulting in a rate of 3.3 cases per 100 full-time workers. Nationally, the rate was 4.3. Eighty-three percent of injuries and illnesses reported in North Carolina’s public sector occurred among local government workers.
State estimatesPrivate industry estimates are available for 42 states, the District of Columbia, and three territories. (See map 1.) Factors such as differences in the composition of industry employment may influence state incidences rates and should be considered whenever comparing rates among different states.
The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) is a Federal/State cooperative program that presents estimates on nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses. For more information on the SOII program, scope, and sampling methodology, see the national Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses news release and the SOII Handbook of Methods.
Incidence rates and counts by industry and case type published by the SOII are rounded. As a result, some components may not add to totals. See the effects of rounding on estimates for more information.
Data for U.S. territories are not included in the national SOII estimates. Employment data used in this release are from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program.
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Industry (1) | Total recordable cases (2) | Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction (2)(3) | Other recordable cases (2) | ||
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Total | Cases with days away from work (3) | Cases with job transfer or restriction | |||
All industries including state and local government |
2.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
Private industry (4) |
2.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
Goods-producing |
2.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
3.3 | 2.6 | - | 0.7 | 0.7 | |
Construction |
1.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Manufacturing |
2.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Service-providing |
2.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities (6) |
2.9 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
Information |
0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | - | 0.4 |
Financial activities |
0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Professional and business services |
1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Education and health services |
2.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
Leisure and hospitality |
2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
Other services, except public administration |
1.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
State and local government |
3.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
State government |
1.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
Local government |
3.9 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
Footnotes: |
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Note: Due to rounding, components may not add to totals. Dash indicates data not available. |
Industry (1) | Total recordable cases | Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction (2) | Other recordable cases | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Cases with days away from work (2) | Cases with job transfer or restriction | |||
All industries including state and local government |
85.7 | 49.1 | 28.0 | 21.1 | 36.6 |
Private industry (3) |
68.6 | 40.9 | 24.1 | 16.8 | 27.7 |
Goods-producing |
14.8 | 9.4 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
0.7 | 0.6 | - | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
Construction |
3.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
Manufacturing |
10.8 | 6.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
Service-providing |
53.8 | 31.6 | 19.0 | 12.5 | 22.3 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities (5) |
22.2 | 15.9 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 6.3 |
Information |
0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.3 |
Financial activities |
1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
Professional and business services |
7.3 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
Education and health services |
14.5 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 7.6 |
Leisure and hospitality |
7.0 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
Other services, except public administration |
1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
State and local government |
17.1 | 8.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 8.9 |
State government |
2.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
Local government |
14.2 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 7.5 |
Footnotes: |
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Note: Due to rounding, components may not add to totals. Dash indicates data not available. |
Industry (1) | Total recordable cases (2) | Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction (2)(3) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | |
All industries including state and local government |
2.4 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
Private industry (4) |
2.2 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
Goods-producing |
2.2 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
1.7 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 2.6 | |
Construction |
1.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Manufacturing |
2.6 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
Service-providing |
2.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities (6) |
3.2 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
Information |
0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Financial activities |
0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Professional and business services |
1.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Education and health services |
3.8 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.4 |
Leisure and hospitality |
1.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Other services, except public administration |
2.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
State and local government |
3.2 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
State government |
1.9 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Local government |
3.8 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
Footnotes: |
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Note: Dash indicates data not available. |
Industry (1) | All establishments (2) | Establishment employment size (workers) (2) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 to 10 | 11 to 49 | 50 to 249 | 250 to 999 | 1,000 or more | ||
All industries including state and local government |
2.2 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
Private industry (3) |
2.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
Goods-producing |
2.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
3.3 | - | 1.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | - | |
Construction |
1.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
Manufacturing |
2.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
Service-providing |
2.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities (5) |
2.9 | - | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.8 |
Information |
0.7 | - | - | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Financial activities |
0.4 | - | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Professional and business services |
1.1 | - | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Education and health services |
2.9 | - | 1.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.5 |
Leisure and hospitality |
2.1 | - | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | - |
Other services, except public administration |
1.2 | - | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | - |
State and local government |
3.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
State government |
1.9 | 9.7 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
Local government |
3.9 | - | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 |
Footnotes: |
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Note: Dash indicates data not available. |
Last Modified Date: Friday, December 06, 2024